Could it be true CNA is worse than AIG?

That’s what we’ve been hearing.
We are getting numerous reports on dealing with CNA’s claims adjusters.
We are reposting this from ProPublica
Note that Daniel is typing with two fingers, the two that they didn’t amputate.
JUST LOOK HOW I HAVE TO BATTLE TO GET MEDICATION. THIS E-MAIL WAS ADRESSED TO DONNA SRPAGS.
Donna
I’m disputing the facts as per your [...]

Injured War Zone Contractors on Democracy Now

Injured War Zone Contractors fight AIG and CNA
The guys did a great job on Democracy Now.
Thank you T Miller, John Woodson, Kevin Smith Idol
for keeping up the good fight
Thank you Democracy Now and Amy Goodman
for keeping us in the news.
See the video here
http://www.democracynow.org/2009/4/28/injured_war_zone_contractors_fight_to

AIG, their IME, PTSD the saga continues

Following is a recent PTSD case that was not won or not lost, we’re not sure. 
Maybe they’ve made up another “Blended Approach”  like they were using for AWW, for determining PTSD.   Not really giving the claimant what the DBA entitles him to, but giving him enough that it doesn’t appear that he was completely denied benefits.
In this case, the [...]

AIG in Iraq: A Cruel Way to Make a Buck

Nobody says it better than Workers’ Comp Insider
You’ll want to read the full post and check out the comments.
http://www.workerscompinsider.com/archives/001040.html
AIG has been in the news mostly for its ingenious method of losing money: insuring the riskiest possible financial transactions and tanking after these risks go bad. But give the biggest insurance company in the world some [...]

Sit Rep April 23, 2009 The Defense Base Act and the Injured War Zone Contractor

Injured Contractors have been in the news again over the last week.
Injured Contractors were on Good Morning America and 20/20.
 The LA Times and ProPublica published a story that the LA Times sat on for a year.
Representative Elijah E Cummings on Tuesday asked for another hearing by Congress, this time by the Domestic Policy Committee.  He is [...]

In Memory of Tim Eysslinck

We lost Tim Eysslinck to PTSD  five years ago today.

His family was denied Defense Base Act  benefits after a very
dirty battle with CNA and their lawyers.
 
 
 

We have no words to describe this travesty
Love ya Birgit

Cummings Requests Congressional Hearing on AIG denying claims and the Department of Labor’s non enforcement

Cummings Requests Congressional Hearing on AIG Denying Claims for Civilians Injured in Iraq, Afghanistan
Washington, DC—Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter (text below) to Domestic Policy Subcommittee Chairman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-Ohio) requesting a hearing to examine a recent investigation by [...]

How CNA Treats Foreign DBA Claimants

I thought they saved this treatment for the TCN’s….
At least the TCN’s have Tangiers International
Daniel just posted this at ProPublica
My name is Daniel Brink. I worked with Tim Newman at Dyncorp and was injured during December 2005. I’m from South Africa and have the same problems with CNA Global. I also lost my leg and [...]

Dropping the DBA ball

In a recent story on injured contractors by ProPublica,
Miranda Chiu,
This Miranda Chiu,
Miranda Chiu, U.S. Dept. of Labor,
Chief, Branch of Policy,
Regulations and Procedures,
DOL/ESA/OWCP/DLHWC
Is quoted as saying:

“The problem that we see a lot is where injuries occur overseas
the knee-jerk reaction is the insurance company says,
‘I can’t pay right now. I don’t have documentation,’ ”
said [...]

Injured Contractors, AIG in the news?

 Where was the news?
On Friday the LA Times, Pro Publica, and ABC via Good Morning America and 20/20 all reported on the difficulties injured contractors are dealing with trying to get the benefits afforded them under the Defense Base Act. 
Injured contractors and their families provided these journalists with some pretty incriminating information on AIG, CNA, [...]